If you do an exact internet search for the following operations (which means putting each long phrase in quotation marks, such as “I am Groot”) you’ll find Chevrolet’s own Service Manual instructions: Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Engine Mount Replacement - Right Side Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Transmission Mount Replacement - Left Side Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Battery Tray Replacement Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Transmission Rear Mount Replacement
The three bolts into the transmission on trans side mount need to be replaced, 3 on engine mount engine side to engine bracket, need to be replaced. And the two on the lower trans mount also need to be replaced. GM decided to use all torque to yield bolts for anything touching the motor. Stupid as all hell to me. But the top bolts are m10*1.5*60mm same as trans top. Buy some grade 10 bolts and thick washers and screw the engineers. I haven't had the bottom lower trans bolt out to figure out it's size so can't help there, and no diagrams have it listed...
They also decided to require every standard and type of tool to do basic things. Torx, metric, the weired one to remove the coil pack and stuff on top of the engine, too tired to list the rest. I tried to get aftermarket bolts but the homedepot didn't have the right one and ace was closing soon. Had to just reuse the old ones. I should grab some at Ace tomorrow. Really stupid I couldn't just Google the size bolts to buy to have them on hand when doing the job. Also the new mounts should just come with bolts. Feel like they're just inviting lawsuits.
Thank you for the video. As others have said this is the only video which included all the mounts. why you would only replace one mount is beyond comprehension...
It’s great to hear I was able to help. I appreciate the time you took to watch my video and the comment. I will try and work on more DIY videos. It would be great if you subscribe.
I FOLLOWED YOU COMPLETEDLY & VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR TUTORIAL, IT'S VERY DETAILED IN APPLICATION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS: 1) TOOL ? T20 (2:16) OR T10 (10:56) (11:02) 2) HOLE ALIGNMENT @ 30:01- WAS'NT SHOWN.... DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED?? THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH, YOU'RE SAVING PEOPLE LOTS OF MONEY!!! THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE VIDEO, CAN BE PACKAGED & SOLD!!!!!!! I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS THERE DOING IT !
I do apologize for the T-size mistake. Thx for pointing that out. The size you need is T-20. As for the part where I didn’t show the alignment of the hole in the lower transmission mount was because I had to pull the engine back with one hand to center the hole with the mount and so with limited space under there I accidentally blocked and knocked down the camera, so I just left that part out. But it’s just a matter of pulling the engine back as best you can with one hand to center the hole with the mount and quickly insert the bolt with the other hand. Remember the floor jack is supporting the engine, so it moves fairly easily with one hand.
Always great to hear feedback from viewers whom I’ve helped. Thank you for watching my video. I hope you’ll subscribe for future uploads. I’m working on a few more DIYs for this Sonic and other vehicles.
I want to say a huge thank you for making this video, it was very informative and clear not only with video but with how easy it is to change these mounts out, I was gonna make one for others but now that I’ve seen this I will share this to my Chevy Sonic community. Again thank you for this video!
@@kaylylwright4173 Thank you for the feedback. I really appreciate the time you took to watch my video. I plan on making much more DIY content with the sonic. Thanks for subscribing !
I also have a 2012 Sonic. And notice my air filter housing was shaking like mad and making noise. And you're right I believe it's the passenger side motor mount right underneath the air intake. You said the 2012 has a different type motor mount. If you did this job yourself was this motor mount hard to remove. Because as you said it's different than other Sonics
@@stevel6634 its easy, just support the engine with something like wood and its 3 bolts on the engine side, 2 bolts and a nut on the body side. both styles bolt on the same. my air filter box was also making noise but it was just due to a missing grommet.
@@crushrreviews THANK YOU 😊 sooooo much for this clear detailed video. I got my part from Amazon last night and like an hour ago I replaced one of the mounts they other 2 I’ll fix next weekend. Thanks again
@@TreeFalls4 which one did you change? I’m curious. The most involved one is the one under the battery. The easiest one is the one under the engine. The last one on my video. Be sure to support the engine with a Jack for the lower one so you don’t have resistance to get it out.
One thing I did notice in the video is that he is using his dominate left hand. If anyone is a right hand dominate, that person will have a hard time doing this because there is really not enough room if you are on the ground underneath the car when doing the back transmission mount.
I’m right handed, I just use whichever hand will help me get the job done. If someone can lift the car higher I don’t think it would difficult to get the job done regardless of whether left or right handed.
I have the exact same Sonic, bright yellow with the sunroof and I am now sure that my mounts are what is causing the low speed vibrations & rattles. My car only has 49k miles on it. I'm disabled so can't do the job myself, but thank you for the video tutorial. How many miles on yours?
It’s great to hear of someone that has the exact same car. I have yet to see one on the road the same yellow color as mine. I love my Sonic. I want to adopt every Sonic I see on the road and bring it home. lol. Mine now has 170,000 miles on it because I drive 120 miles a day. But I take care of it and keep yo the maintenance myself.
@@YumaBev I didn’t know that. Now I love my car even more. Lol. But it truly is a great car. They don’t even make the sonic anymore. It’s only the spark now.
Glad I could help you out. I appreciate you watching my video. Yes that lower mount is the easiest of all 3. You just need the car elevated on the front. I used a set of ramps. That’s all the clearance you need to get under there and remove the 2 bolts that hold that mount in place. Simply slide in the new one and bolt it back up like I show in the video.
I think it would be helpful to add a little clip showing and explaining what tools are needed before you start. I had to go back over to see what tools I will need to order
I did the top left one (from viewpoint of looking at engine) vibration not fixed. Have the other two sitting in my room and plan on doing them tomorrow after work. Thanks for the guide.
Awesome ! glad my video will help you get it done. Let me know if the problem is solved after replacing the other 2. As I mention in my video, even if the others don’t look bad, they could be bad. Mine didn’t look bad, but after replacing them, the vibration was gone.
@@crushrreviews I have a sensitive spine, so really hoping it fixes it. Thanks. Mine only happens at idle, so could technically be a lot of things I think. I'd be way more pissed if I didn't get the car for free.
Thanks for mentioning that the old ones looked fine but weren't in hoping that's the case. Only for the top two done today. Will do bottom tomorrow. Only have two jack stands so can't lift it and keep it level, made the job a lot harder for me. Done for the day. Will get the last one tomorrow. @@crushrreviews
Hi there, thanks for watching my video. Glad you found it helpful. The part numbers are as follows Engine Mount 94534037 Upper Automatic Trans Mnt 95169684 Lower Trans Mount 95350019 These are all OE GM part numbers which is what I used and installed in my video. I bought mine all from GMPartsDirect.com. They sell them for less than retail price.
have you ever changed body mounts on a sonic? i cant find them anywhere or a part number for a set how many, body and engine mounts there is or maybe for a 2013 one. Mine car creaks like an old door.
Looking for the lower mount that is physically attached to the transmission. The bushing is gone and bolt is hitting the tranny mount you replaced. Looks like an L or triangle shape.
Check out GMPartsDirect.com. They have an exploded view of the parts. You can either buy from them, or get the part number and search it on Amazon for a better price.
I believe this is the part you are referring to. If so, the part number is GM 96852643. I can’t add a picture to this message but I’ll try and share a direct link to the part. Hopefully this link below helps. www.gmpartsdirect.com/oem-parts/gm-automatic-transmission-mount-strut-bracket-96852643
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video. I went with original GM parts. Didn’t want to have premature failure by using aftermarket parts. I ordered them from a GM parts dealer online and saved a bunch of money vs buying at the dealer. I figured do the job once with parts you know will fit correctly and last.
Really well done video. I had watched several -- including one where the guy referred to his "TOYOTA Sonic" (!!!!), another which was 15 mins long of which 10 mins were of the guy trying to figure out the right socket size and one that was shot with a cell phone in the dark. None but yours dealt with changing the transmission mounts and of course you change all three -- one goes/going, the others are stressed and need to be changed out too. Well produced, great commentary and appreciated the little epilogue at the end. Thanks for posting!
Wow awesome comment to my video. I really appreciate you watching my video and taking the time to leave this great comment. I’m glad I was able to provide you with an all in one video. I need to make more diy videos, sometimes I just don’t have the time to do the recordings, I find myself pressed for time and needing to just get the repair done. I’ve since made a few other repairs but didn’t take the time to record them.
I am 70 years old and unfortunately I bought a 2012 Chevy Sonic new. And I haven't stopped working on it since I've owned it. I never had to change a motor mount on a car in my life. My 2012 Chevy Sonic is a piece of crap the transmission went at $80,000 miles. Now the motor is shaking like crazy and the motor mounts are gone. I am so sick of this car. Brand new the housing for the thermostat was cracked because it's made out of plastic. Every car they release they over tighten the plastic thermostat housing and cracked it. There should have been a recall on this because everybody had the same problem. I've never had a transmission go in any of my cars. And I've never had a motor mount going any of my cars. And I'm 70 years old and owned a lot of cars. Chevy sucks
I got to do it on a 2013 standard 1.8. It rattles at 80mph and makes squeaky sounds like something twisting at low speeds like 5mph when driving around town or in a parking garage or pulling out but smooth normal driving.
If you do an exact internet search for the following operations (which means putting each long phrase in quotation marks, such as “I am Groot”) you’ll find Chevrolet’s own Service Manual instructions:
Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Engine Mount Replacement - Right Side
Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Transmission Mount Replacement - Left Side
Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Battery Tray Replacement
Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Transmission Rear Mount Replacement
Thanks so much man this was super helpful. Only video on TH-cam with all 3 mounts haha
DITTOS
The three bolts into the transmission on trans side mount need to be replaced, 3 on engine mount engine side to engine bracket, need to be replaced. And the two on the lower trans mount also need to be replaced. GM decided to use all torque to yield bolts for anything touching the motor. Stupid as all hell to me. But the top bolts are m10*1.5*60mm same as trans top. Buy some grade 10 bolts and thick washers and screw the engineers. I haven't had the bottom lower trans bolt out to figure out it's size so can't help there, and no diagrams have it listed...
Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it. I’m sure it’ll be helpful for everyone that watches my video. 👍🏼
They also decided to require every standard and type of tool to do basic things. Torx, metric, the weired one to remove the coil pack and stuff on top of the engine, too tired to list the rest.
I tried to get aftermarket bolts but the homedepot didn't have the right one and ace was closing soon. Had to just reuse the old ones. I should grab some at Ace tomorrow. Really stupid I couldn't just Google the size bolts to buy to have them on hand when doing the job. Also the new mounts should just come with bolts. Feel like they're just inviting lawsuits.
WHAT'S THICK???????????
@@2bnaxThey're literally called thick washers...
@@Dassick89 thanks!!!!
Thank you for the video. As others have said this is the only video which included all the mounts. why you would only replace one mount is beyond comprehension...
It’s great to hear I was able to help. I appreciate the time you took to watch my video and the comment. I will try and work on more DIY videos. It would be great if you subscribe.
I FOLLOWED YOU COMPLETEDLY & VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR TUTORIAL, IT'S VERY DETAILED IN APPLICATION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS: 1) TOOL ? T20 (2:16) OR T10 (10:56) (11:02) 2) HOLE ALIGNMENT @ 30:01- WAS'NT SHOWN.... DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED?? THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH, YOU'RE SAVING PEOPLE LOTS OF MONEY!!! THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE VIDEO, CAN BE PACKAGED & SOLD!!!!!!! I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS THERE DOING IT !
I do apologize for the T-size mistake. Thx for pointing that out. The size you need is T-20. As for the part where I didn’t show the alignment of the hole in the lower transmission mount was because I had to pull the engine back with one hand to center the hole with the mount and so with limited space under there I accidentally blocked and knocked down the camera, so I just left that part out. But it’s just a matter of pulling the engine back as best you can with one hand to center the hole with the mount and quickly insert the bolt with the other hand. Remember the floor jack is supporting the engine, so it moves fairly easily with one hand.
THANKS !!!!!!!!!!@@crushrreviews
Thanks for the great video.
Very informative and helpful video. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thx for watching my video
Thank you boss! Great informative and useful video!
Always great to hear feedback from viewers whom I’ve helped. Thank you for watching my video. I hope you’ll subscribe for future uploads. I’m working on a few more DIYs for this Sonic and other vehicles.
I want to say a huge thank you for making this video, it was very informative and clear not only with video but with how easy it is to change these mounts out, I was gonna make one for others but now that I’ve seen this I will share this to my Chevy Sonic community. Again thank you for this video!
Thank you very much for the kind words. I’m glad I was able to help. I truly appreciate you sharing the video with your Chevy community. 😃👍🏼
❤love this video. Very thorough and detailed.
@@kaylylwright4173 Thank you for the feedback. I really appreciate the time you took to watch my video. I plan on making much more DIY content with the sonic. Thanks for subscribing !
@crushrreviews you're very welcome. I'll be waiting for serpentine belt DIY for sonic 1.4L. 😊
Very very helpful video. Completed it tonight and the horrible vibrations are gone.
DITTOS
Great video, nicely explained. The best among others explaining the same procedure, even those in spanish which is my frist language
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video. I appreciate the comments and am glad it was helpful to you.
Great video. Nicely explained. Great job!!
great video. great details. gonna save me labor costs. 👍🤙
Glad I was able to help. Let me know how it turns out.
from what i have seen its the passenger side mound that is normally the culprit, my 2012 has a different mount.
I also have a 2012 Sonic.
And notice my air filter housing was shaking like mad and making noise. And you're right I believe it's the passenger side motor mount right underneath the air intake.
You said the 2012 has a different type motor mount.
If you did this job yourself was this motor mount hard to remove. Because as you said it's different than other Sonics
@@stevel6634 its easy, just support the engine with something like wood and its 3 bolts on the engine side, 2 bolts and a nut on the body side. both styles bolt on the same. my air filter box was also making noise but it was just due to a missing grommet.
I’m a full mechanic after this video about to get my parts right now!!! Thank you!!!😮
Lol NICE !!!!! You can do it !!
@@crushrreviews THANK YOU 😊 sooooo much for this clear detailed video. I got my part from Amazon last night and like an hour ago I replaced one of the mounts they other 2 I’ll fix next weekend. Thanks again
@@TreeFalls4 which one did you change? I’m curious. The most involved one is the one under the battery. The easiest one is the one under the engine. The last one on my video. Be sure to support the engine with a Jack for the lower one so you don’t have resistance to get it out.
@@crushrreviews I did the first one passenger side engine mount. I got the jack from Walmart. It was very easy because of your video.
@@TreeFalls4 that’s awesome. I’m really happy I was able to help you. Keep me informed.
One thing I did notice in the video is that he is using his dominate left hand. If anyone is a right hand dominate, that person will have a hard time doing this because there is really not enough room if you are on the ground underneath the car when doing the back transmission mount.
I’m right handed, I just use whichever hand will help me get the job done. If someone can lift the car higher I don’t think it would difficult to get the job done regardless of whether left or right handed.
I have the exact same Sonic, bright yellow with the sunroof and I am now sure that my mounts are what is causing the low speed vibrations & rattles. My car only has 49k miles on it. I'm disabled so can't do the job myself, but thank you for the video tutorial. How many miles on yours?
It’s great to hear of someone that has the exact same car. I have yet to see one on the road the same yellow color as mine. I love my Sonic. I want to adopt every Sonic I see on the road and bring it home. lol. Mine now has 170,000 miles on it because I drive 120 miles a day. But I take care of it and keep yo the maintenance myself.
@@crushrreviews I have seen one other bright yellow one, in Nevada. It was a special package and I think they only made a few.
@@YumaBev I didn’t know that. Now I love my car even more. Lol. But it truly is a great car. They don’t even make the sonic anymore. It’s only the spark now.
I plan on keeping mine until it falls apart
Thanks man
Awesome video!!!
Thanks for the visit
I'm glad I watched this. I need a bottom transmission mount on my Sonic, and I was worried it would be a major job.
Glad I could help you out. I appreciate you watching my video. Yes that lower mount is the easiest of all 3. You just need the car elevated on the front. I used a set of ramps. That’s all the clearance you need to get under there and remove the 2 bolts that hold that mount in place. Simply slide in the new one and bolt it back up like I show in the video.
How did you center the last bolt? Is the transmission easy to move?
@@rmunoz360 I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION
Thanks for sharing... Hi from México
Hello from New York, thanks for watching my video. 😃👍🏼
Very informative video 👍🏼
Great work! thanks)
wow thank you very much for this video
Im glad this was helpful for you. Thx for watching my video.
Great video it help me out
That’s great to hear ! Thanks for watching my video. 😃👍🏼
Thank you!
Did this video work for you? Let me know how the work turns out. Thx for watching my video.
I think it would be helpful to add a little clip showing and explaining what tools are needed before you start. I had to go back over to see what tools I will need to order
HE DID SPEAK OF TOOLS ALONG THE WAY
last one is just a torque mount
WhT size on bolts
I did the top left one (from viewpoint of looking at engine) vibration not fixed. Have the other two sitting in my room and plan on doing them tomorrow after work.
Thanks for the guide.
Awesome ! glad my video will help you get it done. Let me know if the problem is solved after replacing the other 2. As I mention in my video, even if the others don’t look bad, they could be bad. Mine didn’t look bad, but after replacing them, the vibration was gone.
@@crushrreviews I have a sensitive spine, so really hoping it fixes it. Thanks.
Mine only happens at idle, so could technically be a lot of things I think. I'd be way more pissed if I didn't get the car for free.
Thanks for mentioning that the old ones looked fine but weren't in hoping that's the case. Only for the top two done today. Will do bottom tomorrow. Only have two jack stands so can't lift it and keep it level, made the job a lot harder for me. Done for the day. Will get the last one tomorrow. @@crushrreviews
@@jwest88 What were the results after you did the bottom one?
@@daleharrison658 The vibration was almost completely eliminated, but my spine is very sensitive, so may not be noticeable to most.
Can you share the parts number? I have the same model
Hi there, thanks for watching my video. Glad you found it helpful. The part numbers are as follows
Engine Mount 94534037
Upper Automatic Trans Mnt 95169684
Lower Trans Mount 95350019
These are all OE GM part numbers which is what I used and installed in my video. I bought mine all from GMPartsDirect.com. They sell them for less than retail price.
have you ever changed body mounts on a sonic? i cant find them anywhere or a part number for a set how many, body and engine mounts there is or maybe for a 2013 one. Mine car creaks like an old door.
Wow sorry to hear that, I’ve never done body bushings. Wish I could help.
no problem just wasnt sure if you ever had to on one of these. Great video by the way i did change these recently.
@@crushrreviews
Thanks
🍀☘️🌟⭐👍
Looking for the lower mount that is physically attached to the transmission. The bushing is gone and bolt is hitting the tranny mount you replaced. Looks like an L or triangle shape.
Check out GMPartsDirect.com. They have an exploded view of the parts. You can either buy from them, or get the part number and search it on Amazon for a better price.
I believe this is the part you are referring to. If so, the part number is GM 96852643. I can’t add a picture to this message but I’ll try and share a direct link to the part. Hopefully this link below helps.
www.gmpartsdirect.com/oem-parts/gm-automatic-transmission-mount-strut-bracket-96852643
Here’s another link for it on Amazon
GM Genuine Parts 96852643 Automatic Transmission Mount Strut Bracket, Gray a.co/d/9jgInA3
What brand of mounts would you recommend?
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video. I went with original GM parts. Didn’t want to have premature failure by using aftermarket parts. I ordered them from a GM parts dealer online and saved a bunch of money vs buying at the dealer. I figured do the job once with parts you know will fit correctly and last.
I order all my OE GM parts from GMpartsDirect.com
Is this a turbo! ?
Negative. Not the turbo. 1.8L with Automatic Transmission.
Really well done video. I had watched several -- including one where the guy referred to his "TOYOTA Sonic" (!!!!), another which was 15 mins long of which 10 mins were of the guy trying to figure out the right socket size and one that was shot with a cell phone in the dark. None but yours dealt with changing the transmission mounts and of course you change all three -- one goes/going, the others are stressed and need to be changed out too. Well produced, great commentary and appreciated the little epilogue at the end. Thanks for posting!
Wow awesome comment to my video. I really appreciate you watching my video and taking the time to leave this great comment. I’m glad I was able to provide you with an all in one video. I need to make more diy videos, sometimes I just don’t have the time to do the recordings, I find myself pressed for time and needing to just get the repair done. I’ve since made a few other repairs but didn’t take the time to record them.
I am 70 years old and unfortunately I bought a 2012 Chevy Sonic new.
And I haven't stopped working on it since I've owned it.
I never had to change a motor mount on a car in my life.
My 2012 Chevy Sonic is a piece of crap the transmission went at $80,000 miles.
Now the motor is shaking like crazy and the motor mounts are gone.
I am so sick of this car.
Brand new the housing for the thermostat was cracked because it's made out of plastic. Every car they release they over tighten the plastic thermostat housing and cracked it.
There should have been a recall on this because everybody had the same problem.
I've never had a transmission go in any of my cars.
And I've never had a motor mount going any of my cars. And I'm 70 years old and owned a lot of cars. Chevy sucks
I got to do it on a 2013 standard 1.8. It rattles at 80mph and makes squeaky sounds like something twisting at low speeds like 5mph when driving around town or in a parking garage or pulling out but smooth normal driving.
This car looks familiar